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Iberdrola BP pulse opens ultra-fast charging hub at Évora Retail Park

Jornal Económico8 September 2026 at 13:37

Iberdrola | bp pulse opened this Tuesday, October 8, a new electric charging hub at Évora Retail Park, in an investment that reinforces the alliance's presence in the Alentejo region. The facility has 12 charging points, featuring two ultra-fast 400 kW chargers, one 150 kW station, two 50 kW units and one 22 kW charger, allowing significantly reduced charging times and meeting different usage profiles.

The infrastructure was developed in collaboration with Cushman & Wakefield, asset manager since 2024, and is located next to the only shopping center in the city of Évora. Évora Retail Park, owned by the SCPI Cœur d'Europe Fund and with approximately 8,000 m², offers a strategic location that allows users to take advantage of charging time for shopping or dining.

With this opening, the company exceeds 500 operational charging points in the country. Ricardo Pacheco, Country Manager of Iberdrola | bp pulse in Portugal, stated that the goal is to "create a network that follows the evolution of electric mobility", while Tomás Pereira, from Serris REIM, highlighted that the installation "reinforces convenience for visitors and represents another step in enhancing the asset".

Iberdrola | bp pulse is a 50:50 strategic alliance between Iberdrola and bp pulse, created to develop one of the largest public high-power charging networks in Spain and Portugal.

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